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After joining the Brantford Bulldogs via trade, Luchanko wasn’t exactly blowing the doors off and was quickly buried on the depth chart behind Seattle Kraken prospect Jake O’Brien, the 2025 No. 9 overall pick, and Caleb Malhotra, a top 2026 draft prospect.
But, in the last four games, Luchanko had moved from third line center to first line right wing, flanking O’Brien and 2024 draft classmate Marek Vanacker.Looks like our Flyers nightmare of Jett being the future at center might finally close to being behind us. He couldn’t hack it as a top 6 center on a good team in the OHL, what chance does he have in the NHL? It’s hilarious that his best position might be winger, if he even makes it. So much for DB drafting for need over talent in 2024 and now the Flyers have more wingers than can possibly play in the NHL and still no center prospects.
Even SnowTheGoalie has finally realized what everyone outside of the Flyers front office knows. That the Jett that DB has been selling doesn’t exist. Or maybe Comcast’s check didn’t clear this month.
then you have fat ant still trying to defend it
Wheeler states, “Porter Martone’s awesome, Matvei (Michkov)‘s still going to be awesome, they’ve used two top-12 picks on two kids who might top out as third-line centers for them.”
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If you think the Flyers need a superstar center and defenseman, then you’ve probably been panicking for a while now. The truth is, there isn’t a reasonable path for the team to acquire both of these pieces. They could get lucky and draft one in 2026, but getting the other won’t be easy.——————
And Scott Wheeler. Everyone thinks he tops out at 3rd line center, now, when apparently it’s safe to not toe the company line. It’s just ridiculous that everyone had to lie to the public for over 2+ years even though every evaluation of him all along pointed to this probable outcome.
Not that anybody cares about the Flyers anymore other than a few die hards. And they don’t understand why the Flyers keep falling further and further behind the other sports in Philly.
Even SnowTheGoalie has finally realized what everyone outside of the Flyers front office knows. That the Jett that DB has been selling doesn’t exist. Or maybe Comcast’s check didn’t clear this month.
It’s kind of crazy that Jett has had 2 separate 10 game tryouts and has yet to come close to playing 10 TOTAL games. Spending more time with the fans watching the games than actually being dressed. It just speaks as to how desperate DB has been for a “win” regarding Jett. A player who they endlessly hyped after his draft and promoting him being the “youngest player in history to make the team”. Unfortunately when he was actually on the ice they couldn’t get him off of it fast enough.
Look for him to go through the same charade next year before finally being able to send him to the AHL.
This kid should be back in junior, it’ll be a wasted year for him down there but it’s better to work on his offense in junior than flail away with the Flyers playing 8 minutes a night.
I don’t think it would be a wasted year simply because he has never dominated at that level. Many excuses have been due to the fact that he hasn’t dominated basically blaming the team and giving him a free pass. I would like him to show us he is to good for the league.
The other part of that is he could be playing in College with Martone if DB hadn’t rushed to sign him to a contract all so he could be the NHL equivalent of a purse dog. Unfortunately, when DB showed Jett to all his friends he didn’t perform as expected and went back into the purse. Now DB is stuck, if Jett didn’t make the team this year, then it would reflect negatively on DB and if there’s anything we know about this front office is that they are very very image conscious.
This kid should be back in junior, it’ll be a wasted year for him down there but it’s better to work on his offense in junior than flail away with the Flyers playing 8 minutes a night.
how is it a wasted year?
This kid should be back in junior, it’ll be a wasted year for him down there but it’s better to work on his offense in junior than flail away with the Flyers playing 8 minutes a night.
Why they are delaying as long is possible is a joke (dont want to look bad?). He is also not far past the point of junior hockey. Why people think this is also a joke. How can a simple solution turn into a project just reeks of more management incompetence.
didnt realize healthy scratch 6/7 dman are worth a 3rd rd pick. flyers once again overvaluing their players?
Speaking with a team source Monday morning, the Flyers are considering sending Luchanko to the AHL’s Lehigh Valley Phantoms on a conditioning stint. While it hasn’t been confirmed to me, it appears returning him to the OHL’s Guelph Storm is an option the Flyers are delaying as long as possible.
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Luchanko has built up somewhat of a reputation as a player who is reluctant to shoot the puck; said reputation has clearly spilled into the Flyers’ front office.
